In the darkest era of Japanese occupation, Dr. William J. Scheifley as a missionary began to teach Western Dentistry in a forgotten land, Joseon in 1915, which became the beginning of Korean dentistry.
1904 Severance Hospital (1904) by Yonsei University College of DentistryYonsei University College of Dentistry
Severance Hospital in 1904
1913 Severance Medical College (1913) by Yonsei University College of DentistryYonsei University College of Dentistry
Severance Union Medical College in 1913
1921 Severance Hospital (1921) by Yonsei University College of DentistryYonsei University College of Dentistry
Severance Hospital in 1921
Dental treatment of W.J.Sheifley (1915) by Yonsei University College of DentistryYonsei University College of Dentistry
Dental treatment of W.J.Sheifley
Dr. Boots treat the patient outside of hospital (1921) by Yonsei University College of DentistryYonsei University College of Dentistry
Dr. Boots treated the patient outside of hospital on January 1921
Lecture room of clinical dentistry in Severance Medical College in 1924 (1924) by Yonsei University College of DentistryYonsei University College of Dentistry
The lecture room of clinical dentistry in Severance Medical College in 1924
Lecture of dentistry for the medical students in 1929 (1929) by Yonsei University College of DentistryYonsei University College of Dentistry
A Lecture of dentistry for the medical students in 1929
Demonstration of dental care for the Korean dentist in 1929 (1929) by Yonsei University College of DentistryYonsei University College of Dentistry
Demonstration of dental care for the Korean dentist in 1929
Advertisement of a toothpaste and toothbrush by Yonsei University College of DentistryYonsei University College of Dentistry
Advetisement of Dental paste and a tooth brush in Japanese colonial era
1957, with Dr. Mclnness (1957) by Yonsei University College of DentistryYonsei University College of Dentistry
Fairwell of dental members for Dr. McInnes
The First College of Dentistry Building in 1971
The building was 3 floors high and designed so that when viewed from the Yonsei University Campus, it consisted of the education facility on the 1st and the 2nd floor and clinics on the 3rd floor. However, when viewed from the Yonsei Hospital Campus, the entrance of the building was on the 3rd floor. All of the departments were located on one floor, and there were no separate rooms for each of department.
The Second College of Dentistry in 1977
Additional extension with 2 more floors of the building from existing 3 floors was carried out where the new building had clinics on the 3rd and the 4th floor, while offices for professors and seminar rooms were located on the 5th floor. There were separate rooms for each of departments, so that specialized care can be carried out.
The Current Building of the Dental Hospital
Following the groundbreaking ceremony on 8th of May, 1992, The consecration of new dental hospital was taken place on 18th December, 1995. The building was the first dental hospital with concept of interior design, which consisted of 2 underground floors and 7 ground floors. It was built with connectivity to college of dentistry, which was to be built on 1996.
The Current Building of the Dental College
The consecration of newly built college of dentistry was taken place on 10th of May, 1996. This modern building had 2 underground floors and 4 ground floors, which was connected to dental college hospital that was built in 1995, for the integration of education and patient care area. In 2004, the extension of additional 3 floors were taken place from the existing 4 ground floors, to accommodate research laboratories of basic dental sciences and teaching facilities. Also, the building was connected to dental hospital through the 7th floor, which enhanced teaching and research excellence of the facilities.
Yonsei University College of Dentistry
Yonsei Dentistry 100years Memorial Preparatory Committee
Compilation Committee
Chairperson : KwangMahn Kim
Commissioner : YeongSik Cho
HyungSeog Yu
JooYeon Lee
MinHyeong Lee
YooSeok Shin